Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Blanks St. Joseph's After Dropping Tough Contest at Penn

Feb 27, 2011

The UMBC men's tennis team split a tennis version of a day-night
doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 26, as the Retrievers dropped a
morning match to Ivy League power Penn, 5-2, in the morning in
Philadelphia, but blanked St. Joseph's, 6-0, in the evening in
Ambler, Pa.

The Penn squad had posted shutouts in its last three matches and
improved to 8-0 overall with the hard-fought win over the
Retrievers. All three doubles matches were tight, but the hosts
prevailed, 8-6, at both the No.1 and No. 3 matches to record the
doubles point at the Levy Tennis Pavilion.

UMBC junior Rasid Winklaar
(Willemstad, Curacao/Abraham Baldwin College) evened the match
at 1-1 as he posted an impressive 6-3, 6-1 victory over Penn's Ivan
Turudic at No. 3 singles. But the Quakers captured matches at Nos.
1,6, and 4 singles to clinch the victory. Retriever sophomore Gaulthier
Berret (Lagny Sur Marne, France) rallied from a set down to
take the No. 5 singles match, 4-6, 6-3, 10-6 and give the guests
their second point. Junior Joe
Adewumi (Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon) won his first set
against Phil Law at No. 2 singles, but was edged, 4-6, 7-6,
10-8.

The Retrievers and Hawks played six singles matches only and
UMBC would take four of the six in straight sets. Winklaar
continued his brilliant play, defeating Tommy Gates, 6-3, 6-4 at
No. 3 singles. Senior Mwali Phili's (Yonkers, N.Y./Tyler JC)
triumph was the most decisive of the evening as he defeated
Kristian Broaddus, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.

Adewumi competed at No. 1 singles and captured a three-setter,
6-2, 4-6, 6-3 over St. Joseph's Alex Veronis. Berret won his second
full length match of the day, winning a 5-7, 6-4, 10-4 decision
over Dan Barrus at the No. 5 slot.

The Retrievers are now 6-3 on the campaign and are scheduled to
host Navy on campus on Sunday, March 6 at 5:00 p.m.